Home › Classics / Criticism › Masculinity, Psychoanalysis, Straight Queer Theory: Essays on Abjection in Literature, Mass Culture, and Film

Masculinity, Psychoanalysis, Straight Queer Theory: Essays on Abjection in Literature, Mass Culture, and Film

by C. Thomas

Heterosexual masculinity through psychoanalysis and queer theory

Regular price $58.35 USD
Regular price $64.84 USD Sale price $58.35 USD
Save 10%

Hardcover New English

Delivery to your door
In stock·Dispatches in 1–2 business days
Standard shipping* from $4.35
Standard shipping transit* 5–8 business days after dispatch

Faster options are available.

Rates and delivery estimates depend on your destination and item quantity. Estimates are informational only; the final shipping method and rate are selected at checkout.

Secure checkout
American Express Apple Pay DiscoverGoogle Pay Mastercard PayPalVisa
30-day eligible returns Returns & refunds policy

AlbakiReads Editorial

Heterosexual masculinity through psychoanalysis and queer theory

C. Thomas examines how heterosexual masculine identity becomes unstable when it is represented in culture. Drawing on Lacanian psychoanalysis and queer theory, the essays consider processes of queering and abjection as they appear across literature, theoretical writing, and film. The book places straight masculinity within the same critical frameworks often used to question normative sexual identities, treating it not as a fixed category but as one shaped by cultural representation and exclusion.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Students and scholars of literary, film, and cultural criticism
  • Readers interested in queer theory and Lacanian psychoanalysis
  • Those studying masculinity and heterosexual identity in cultural texts

Themes

MasculinityQueer theoryLacanian psychoanalysisAbjectionCultural representation

Based on publisher information and book metadata.

Book overview

Using Lacanian psychoanalysis and queer theory to explore the unstable relationship between heterosexual masculine identity and cultural representation, this book examines the ways straight men are queered and abjected in literature, theory, and film.
Shipping & returnsShipping options, delivery timing, and our return policy.

In-stock items normally dispatch within 1–2 business days. The ZIP-code estimator on this page is informational only; the final shipping method, price, and availability are confirmed at checkout for your full order.

For the initial delivery estimate we use these transit windows after dispatch: Standard 5–8 business days, Expedited 2–4 business days, and Priority 1–2 business days. Holiday delays are not included.

Eligible items can be returned within 30 days in accordance with our return policy.

Customer reviews